Outdoor Recreation

Bolsover District has a number of operators running bus services within its boundaries. For more detailed information and timetables please use the Public Transport in Derbyshire website where you can search by bus number or location.

Train

You can get information on train timetables, fares and disruption through the National Rail website. We also have four stations (Whitwell, Creswell, Whaley Thorns and Shirebrook) within the District which serve the Robin Hood Line. You can also download the free Derbyshire Train Times booklet which contains the timetables of all the train services in Derbyshire, both local services and long-distance trains.

Gold Card

Gold Cards allow people to travel free on local buses throughout England (off peak). It gives them discounts at more than 1,300 shops and allows them to borrow at all Derbyshire and Derby city libraries in Derbyshire. To use it as a library card, cardholders will need to activate their membership. They can do this by handing their card to library staff who will register it as a library card.

Anyone born on or after 6 April 1955 will get their Gold Card on their 65th birthday. Check theonline calculator to find out when you become eligible for a Gold Card.

Bus travelFree bus travel applies to trips on local buses anywhere in England at off-peak times. Off-peak is after 9.30am and up to 11.00pm weekdays and at anytime weekends and bank holidays. However, free bus travel does not apply to long-distance express services (such as National Express services), special tours and excursions, nor does it apply in Wales and Scotland.

Before 9.30am weekdays all Gold cardholders will have to pay full fare on the bus. Free bus travel also applies to community transport dial-a-bus services within Derbyshire and Derby City, but this is only available to Derbyshire Residents (Gold Cardholders).

We have a number of taxi (private hire and Hackney Carriage) companies operating from within our District, which we are responsible for ensuring that drivers, proprietors and operators meet the relevant conditions to hold taxi related licences.

If you would like to book a taxi, please use one of the free search engines on the Internet.